"Ah!" Aveline screamed and turned to run.

Even though she had a knife, she didn't dare to confront the man directly. What if he took the knife and used it against her?

She ran as fast as she could, shouting for help. Her cries echoed through the empty underground parking lot. The sound of footsteps behind her felt like they were pounding on her heart. Terror gripped her, making her feel like her heart was about to burst out of her chest. She clutched the knife tightly, trembling all over.

Suddenly, a figure rushed out from the side, tackling the man chasing her.

Both of them fell to the ground.

"Aveline, run!" a frantic voice called out behind her.

She turned and saw Sidney wrestling with the man. Sidney's face quickly bore signs of the struggle. The assailant pulled out a knife and aimed it at Sidney's chest.

"No!" Aveline cried out, rushing over to help. Sidney blocked the attack with his arm, blood flowing from the wound. The intense pain drained the color from his face.

his face and neck, leaving bloody marks. Sidney

come back, Aveline!" Sidney said, shielding

phone to call the police. The man

had been tampered with, and the security guard was unconscious. It was clear the attack had been

him to the hospital. Fortunately, the wound wasn't deep, and after some bandaging, he

him, who knows what might have happened tonight? She, a lone woman, surely wouldn't have outrun that man. Sidney shook his head. "It's nothing. As long as you're

still shaken, her

was that guy? He

seen the man's fierce, almost

shook her head.

was sure it wasn't Darren. She had seen Darren twice and remembered his

man? Could it be someone sent by Sophia to harm her? Was she

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